Optimizing optical parameters to facilitate correlation of laser-and heavy-ion-induced single-event transients in SiGe HBTs

A Ildefonso, ZE Fleetwood… - … on Nuclear Science, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An approach for determining the optimal laser parameters (ie, pulse energy, focused spot
size, wavelength, and pulse duration) for correlating single-event transients induced via two …

Design of radiation-hardened RF low-noise amplifiers using inverse-mode SiGe HBTs

I Song, S Jung, NE Lourenco… - IEEE transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A SiGe RF low-noise amplifier (LNA) with built-in tolerance to single-event transients is
proposed. The LNA utilizes an inverse-mode SiGe HBT for the common-base transistor in a …

Comparison of single-event transients in SiGe HBTs on bulk and thick-film SOI

A Ildefonso, GN Tzintzarov, D Nergui… - … on Nuclear Science, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A comparison of heavy-ion-induced single-event transients (SETs) in silicon-germanium
heterojunction bipolar transistors (SiGe HBTs) fabricated on both bulk and silicon-on …

The impact of technology scaling on the single-event transient response of SiGe HBTs

NE Lourenco, ZE Fleetwood, A Ildefonso… - … on Nuclear Science, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The impact of semiconductor process scaling on the overall transient response of SiGe
BiCMOS platforms is investigated. Pulsed-laser two-photon absorption (TPA) and heavyion …

Single-event transient and total dose response of precision voltage reference circuits designed in a 90-nm SiGe BiCMOS technology

AS Cardoso, PS Chakraborty… - IEEE transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents an investigation of the impact of single-event transients (SETs) and total
ionization dose (TID) on precision voltage reference circuits designed in a fourth-generation …

Voltage-controlled oscillator utilizing inverse-mode SiGe-HBT biasing circuit for the mitigation of single-event effects

PKC Mishu, MK Cho, A Khachatrian… - … on Nuclear Science, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The advantages and the tradeoffs associated with the use of inverse-mode (IM) silicon–
germanium (SiGe) heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs) biasing circuitry in radio …

An investigation of single-event effect modeling techniques for a SiGe RF low-noise amplifier

NE Lourenco, S Zeinolabedinzadeh… - IEEE transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The single-event transient (SET) response of a SiGe-based, L-band low-noise amplifier
(LNA) is investigated, with a focus on providing recommendations for radiation event …

Single-event transients in SiGe HBTs induced by pulsed X-ray microbeam

D Nergui, A Ildefonso, GN Tzintzarov… - … on Nuclear Science, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents an experimental study of single-event transients (SETs) induced by
pulsed X-rays in SiGe heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs). Device-level transient data …

On the application of inverse-mode SiGe HBTs in RF receivers for the mitigation of single-event transients

I Song, MK Cho, MA Oakley, A Ildefonso… - IEEE transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Best practice in mitigation strategies for single-event transients (SETs) in radio-frequency
(RF) receiver modules is investigated using a variety of integrated receivers utilizing inverse …

A G-Band SiGe BiCMOS LNA with an Area Efficient Built-In Temperature Compensation Circuit and Robust to TID Radiation

A Urain, D Del Rio, C Luján-Martínez… - IEEE …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a BiCMOS low-noise amplifier (LNA) operating at G-band (140 to 220
GHz) that is robust against harsh operation conditions, namely large temperature variations …